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A949 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 60 collisions on the A949 from 1979 to 2025, with 83 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 15 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A949, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
60
4,476th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
83
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
15
19 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the A949

On the A949, 6.7% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal46.7%
  • Serious1525%
  • Slight4168%

Where the A949 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,476th
Most casualties
4,451st
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
4,304th

A949 accidents by year

Collisions on the A949 peaked at 4 in 1999 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A949, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202311
202200
202100
202000
201923
201811
201711
201600
201523
201434
201333
201200
201122
201022
200911
200800
200723
200622
200511
200439
200326
200233
200133
200023
199946
199822
199700
199623
199548
199400
199300
199211
199111
199034
198922
198800
198700
198611
198500
198411
198311
198200
198100
198000
197911

When crashes happen on the A949

Saturday has the most collisions on the A949 (12), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (18).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (17%)
  • Tuesday11 (18%)
  • Wednesday5 (8.3%)
  • Thursday8 (13%)
  • Friday7 (12%)
  • Saturday12 (20%)
  • Sunday7 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (3.3%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (12%)
  • 9am to noon6 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm18 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm8 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (6.7%)
  • February3 (5%)
  • March6 (10%)
  • April4 (6.7%)
  • May8 (13%)
  • June3 (5%)
  • July7 (12%)
  • August8 (13%)
  • September6 (10%)
  • October1 (1.7%)
  • November5 (8.3%)
  • December5 (8.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight46 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A949 crashes

On the A949, 48% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph21 (35%)
  • 40 mph9 (15%)
  • 60 mph29 (48%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds46 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.7%)
  • Other3 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry36 (60%)
  • Wet or damp19 (32%)
  • Snow4 (6.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway56 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (5%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A949 crashes

Car occupants make up 64% of the people killed or injured on the A949, followed by pedestrians (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant53 (64%)
  • Pedestrian10 (12%)
  • Cyclist7 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car61 (73%)
  • Motorcycle7 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (1.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 153 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2016 (19%)
  • 21 to 2510 (12%)
  • 26 to 3513 (16%)
  • 36 to 459 (11%)
  • 46 to 559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6510 (12%)
  • 66 to 754 (4.8%)
  • Over 754 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider52 (63%)
  • Passenger21 (25%)
  • Pedestrian10 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A949

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A949

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A949 crashes by council area

Of the 60 collisions on the A949, 59 were in Highland.

Collisions on the A949 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland5982415

Recent crashes on the A949

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A949, from 18 December 2004 to 15 July 2025.

Severity